The BCCI has entrusted its officeโbearers with the decision on whether to extend Ajit Agarkar as chairman of selectors or appoint a replacement, as his contract nears expiry on October 4.
The member units of BCCI entrusted the office-bearers to take a call on whether to give chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar an extension or find his replacement during the Annual General Meeting, here on Friday.
The incumbent chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar has remained at the cynosure since his contract is set to end on October 4 and the BCCI could be looking to find a replacement.
โThe office bearers have been authorised to take decisions on the matters concerning the selection committees,โ a senior BCCI official gave an open-ended answer at the end of the meeting.
The 95th AGM of the BCCI was attended by its affiliated state member boards, which also featured former India captain Sourav Ganguly (Cricket Association of Bengal) and ex-pacer Venkatesh Prasad (Karnataka State Cricket Association).
Along with the future of the chairman of the senior selection committee, the BCCI is also looking to fill up all five positions of the junior selection committee.
Meanwhile, the Mumbai Cricket Association requested the Indian cricket board to consider it while allotting prominent matches, said the state bodyโs secretary Unmesh Khanvilkar.
It has been nearly two years since the iconic Wankhede Stadium hosted a Test match. The last Test here was in late 2024 against New Zealand. Even the upcoming cricket fixtures in the city, the inaugural Womenโs Champions League early next year as well as some part of the Womenโs Premier League.
More from FirstcricketAdditionally, the Jharkhand State Cricket Association secretary and former India cricketer Saurabh Tiwary declined having any knowledge of the India-Australia Test being moved away from Ranchi.
“This is news to me. If someone has to write to the BCCI (on this), that has to be me. I haven’t written anything. Nothing at all has been discussed at the AGM,โ Tiwary told reporters here.